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Which describes the revisionist or conflict perspective in historiography? A. History should be viewed from perspectives that are not commonly held. B. History is impossible to record accurately without primary source documentation. C. History is and should be recorded as it happens, as factual and fixed information. D. History is recorded most accurately according to the experts of the time period in question. E. History should be recorded from either a top down or bottom up perspective.

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Answer: A

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The correct answer is A. History should be viewed from perspectives that are not commonly held.

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A is correct answer because revisionist believe that history should be re-written and re-evaluated. That is mostly done because they believe that political momentum was the key factor in the shaping process of historical interpretation.

B is not correct because this is a historical method that is widely accepted.

C is not correct because of the same reasons as B.

D is not correct because this is also an accepted scientific method that historian should research certain period.

E is also not correct because this is also a method that is widely accepted by historians.

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